Fidel Castro becomes leader of Cuba

Celebrations and rioting took place in a chaotic Havana as Fidel Castro commanded a revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista from power. He has remained in power since the 1959 revolution.

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[mindspring57]

The fact that Castro has remained in power for 50 years is proof positive that, at some basic level, the Cuban people are happy with him. If they were not, they would have overthrown him by now. He has provided them with basic housing, basic health care, basic food, and basic education. It has been at a tremendous cost in personal freedom and liberty (much higher than I would be willing to pay), for many, it was probably an improvement over what occurred during Batista's time.

[canadianlattitude]

Even before the Monroe Doctrine, Americans have felt that all of North and South America belongs to them. There is no way they want a group of brown people governing themselves in a way that does not favour Americans first.

The anti-Castro Cubans living in Miami are like the White Russians after the Tsar was shot. These are descendants of people who benefited from corruption in the Batista regime.

[hydrollama]

I love how people around me in America call him a dictator yet almost everyone who didn't like him fled in 59. Just because someone isn't a capitalist doesn't mean there a fascist. In fact it means the opposite.

[mindspring57]

@MinisterKGB okay, no problem.

[MinisterKGB]

@mindspring57 Oh i understand what your saying i was just letting you know that Raul was elected

[mindspring57]

@MinisterKGB okay, he resigned, but he was power for approximately 50 years.

[MinisterKGB]

@mindspring57

Actually he resigned and they elected Raul Castro

[ernestonieblachalita]

u can't compare, the exile is everyone, if you say you hate the exile your are saying you hate yourself.

[ernestonieblachalita]

La pinga mia! What an stupid analysis.

[juanbosco31]

Esta gente de donde sale???

Fidel Castro ha destruido cinco generaciones de cubanos.

Se ha cargado la economia del pais

ha saqueado el patrimonio nacional

ha saqueado le patrimonio privado de los cubanos

vendiendo su botin a Canada.... el ladron el primer departamento que fundo fue Bienes Malversado

Fidel Castro LADRON. ASESINO. la estas pagando....

[azalori]

...And what happen to Jesus Cristo, ask the vatican. Liberation were in May 20th 1898 When the real liders liberate Cuba. Castro's dictatorship were another face of the coin as Batista, and, what we are today another clown of the capitalism, hungry for a little bit of dollars. What kind of lider throw the country over the window like this. I dont want it. I want 1000 Bush than one Castro. Ito Ibban Eshu

[francovaldes]

not thought provoking at all...if you had ever lived in Cuba.. you have a lot to learn ...im cuban... educated my Fidel and live din the island for 30 years... You my friend are clueless as to what the real situation is in Cuba. and NO, im not pro Bush or pro Miami... hate them both as well. The Revolution in Cuba is as rotten as the "cuban exile" is in Miami... both the same, both complement perfectly.